Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A
N578JV is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A, a glider with no engine, built in 1988. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Austin, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 19, 2010 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated December 29, 1988.
Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch
Aircraft
- Maker
- Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
- Model
- DISCUS A
- Serial number
- 233
- Type
- Glider
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1988
- Transponder code
- A76CFD (octal 51666375)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 19, 2010
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 4, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · December 29, 1988
- FAA region
- Southwestern
- FAA record id
- 00198268
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Maag Andrew J
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 4101 Sinclair Ave
Austin, TX 78756-3524
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data